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ARMS2 increases the risk of early and late age-related macular degeneration in the European Eye Study.
Ophthalmology - 1 Feb 2013
Chakravarthy Usha, McKay Gareth J, de Jong Paulus T V M, Rahu Mati, Seland Johan, Soubrane Gisele, Tomazzoli Laura, Topouzis Fotis, Vingerling Johannes R, Vioque Jesus, Young Ian S, Sofat Reecha, Hingorani Aroon D, Fletcher Astrid E
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OBJECTIVE: To study associations between severity stages of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and genetic variations in age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) and complement factor H (CFH) and to investigate potential interactions between smoking and ARMS2. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional European Eye Study in 7 countries in Europe. PARTICIPANTS: Four thousand seven hundred...
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